Yesterday I wrote, "Reflecting is all about evaluating and if we do not evaluate the things we do, how will we know if we are 'on target' or just throwing everything at the wall hoping something 'sticks'? Take time this week to 'reflect, chew over, think over, ponder and contemplate' . . . and be sure to take notes!" and Tuesday I said, "The school year is almost over and Summer ministries are about to begin, so now is the perfect time to take a moment to pause, reflect, evaluate and give thanks!" and then took time to consider pausing.
Today I want to take a moment to consider what it means to "evaluate" and why we should do so, but first, let's think about what "evaluate" means. I looked on-line and found the following definition . . . "Place a value on; judge the worth of something". So, with this in mind, let's think about taking a moment to "evaluate" . . .
- As you "evaluate" the past year, how effective was your ministry to children and families?
- Have you taken time to get feed-back from your volunteers?
- Have you taken time to get feed-back from the parents and grandparents?
- Have you taken time to get feed-back from the children in your ministry?
- Have you taken a serious look at the curriculum, resources and tools you have been using? (Consider changing to Deeper In for Children.)
Evaluating is all about, "measuring, judging the worth of something", and like I said yesterday, "if we do not evaluate the things we do, how will we know if we are 'on target' or just throwing everything at the wall hoping something 'sticks'?" Ministry to children and families matters too much to not take the time to regularly evaluate; to regularly measure what we are doing and if it is "hitting the mark", or not.
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